National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame

The National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame was established in 1991 to recognize coaches who have made extraordinary contributions to the sport of softpitch softball. The National Fastpitch Coaches Association ("NFCA") is a professional organization for fastpitch softball coaches from all competitive levels of play.[1] As of 2010, 53 individuals have been inducted into the NFCA Hall of Fame.

Inductees

Name Inducted Wins[2] Losses Ties Pct. Teams
Sharon Backus1991 854 1733.831 UCLA 1975-1996
Linda Wells1991 914 679 1.574 Minnesota 1975-1989; Arizona State 1990-2005
Linda Draft1991 357 233 2.605 Wisconsin-Parkside 1978-1992
Lorene Ramsey1992 840 309 .731Illinois Central 1968-1995
June Walker1992 721 154 .824 The College of New Jersey 1974-1995
Judy Sherman1992 298 117 .718 Pacific (Oregon) 1979-1992
Betty Hoff1992 521 350 1.598 Luther College (Iowa) 1969-2001
Judy Martino1993 . South Carolina 1979–1981; North Carolina; NFCA founder
Judi Garman1993 1124 4164. Golden West College 1972-1979; Cal State Fullerton 1980-1999
Sharon Drysdale1994 704 529 3.571 Kansas 1973-1975; Northwestern University 1979-2001
Carol Spanks1994 688 375 6.646 Cal Poly Pomona 1979-1993; UNLV 1995-1997
Mary Littlewood1995 . Arizona State 1971-1989
Gerry Pinkston1995 418 271 1.607 Central Oklahoma 1976-1997
Mike Candrea1996 1257 265 2.825 Arizona 1986-2011 (stats thru March 26, 2011)
Connie Claussen1996 . Nebraska at Omaha 1969-1976
Mary Nutter1997 .
Marge Willadsen1997 569 447 2.560 Buena Vista 1981-2008
Kathy Veroni1998 869 598 2.592 Western Illinois 1973-2005
Dianne Baker1998 785 462 3.629 Stephen F. Austin 1981-1995; Texas Woman's 1997-2005
Rayla Allison1999 213 185 .535 Pioneer category (coach at Texas–Arlington 1985-1989; Hawaii 1990-1991; first full-time Executive Director of the NFCA 1991-1994)
Gayle Blevins1999 1245 588 5.679 Indiana 1980-1987; Iowa 1988-2010
Sandy Jerstad2000 1011 359 2.738 Augustana (South Dakota) 1977-2003
Margie Wright2000 1403 508 3.734 Illinois State 1980-1985; Fresno State 1986-2010 (stats thru March 25, 2011)
Fran Ebert2000 .
Cindy Bristow2001 . International Softball Federation; Arizona State; New Mexico State; Wichita State
Bill Galloway2001 881 390 2.693 Texas A&M 1979-1981; Louisiana Tech 1982-2002
Joyce Compton2002 1066 563 3. Missouri 1983-1986; South Carolina 1987-2010 (stats thru 2010)
Margo F. Jonker2003 1007 599 5. Central Michigan 1980-2010 (stats thru 2010)
JoAnne Graf2003 1186 425 6.735 Florida State 1984-2008
Celeste Knierim2003 . St. Louis Community College-Meramec
Jan Hutchinson2004 1215 288 2. Bloomsburg 1978-2010
Elaine Sortino2004 1099 451 6. University of Massachusetts Amherst 1980-2010 (stats thru 2010)
Yvette Girouard2005 1263 415 1.753 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 1981-2000; LSU 2001-2010 (stats thru March 26, 2011)
Scott Whitlock2005 901 229 . Kennesaw State 1991-2010 (stats thru 2010)
Liz Miller2005 377 156 .707 Notre Dame 1993-2001
Sue Enquist2006 887 175 1.835 UCLA 1989-2006
Clyde Washburne2006 284 1101.720 Eastern Connecticut State 1977-1987, 1993
Carol Hutchins2006 1209 414 4.744 Ferris State 1981-82, Michigan 1985-2011 (stats thru March 26, 2011)
Henry Christowski2007 451 130 2.775 Simpson College 1996-2009 (stats thru 2009)
Judy Groff2007 924 581 5.614 American International College (Mass.) 1969-2009 (stats thru 2009)
George Wares2007 840 280 3.749 Central College (Iowa) 1985-2009 (stats thru 2009)
Gary Torgeson2008 636 216 7.774 Cal State Northridge 1982-1994
Jay Miller2008 954 607 .611 Purdue 1980-1981; Oklahoma City 1985-1987; Missouri 1988-2002; Mississippi State 2003-2009 (stats thru 2009)
Eugene Lenti2008 1022 494 6.673 DePaul 1980-2009 (stats thru 2009)
Donna Newberry2008 884 398 1.689 Muskingum 1975-2009 (stats thru 2009)
Sandy Fischer2008 853 358 3.704 Oklahoma State 1979-2001
Gary Bryce2008 925 577 6.615 Wayne State 1982-2009 (stats thru 2009)
Diane Ninemire2009 970 477 .670 California 1988-2009 (stats thru 2009)
Frank Cheek2009 1049 288 2. Humboldt State 1989-2010 (stats thru 2010)
Bill Edwards2009 721 351 3.672 Hofstra 1990-2009 (stats thru 2009)
Chris Bellotto2010 1042 323 . Florida Southern College 1985-2010 (stats thru 2010)
Rhonda Revelle2010 658 358 .648 Nebraska Wesleyan 1987; Nebraska 1993-2009 (stats thru 2009)
Melinda Fischer2010 817 554 4.596 Eastern Illinois 1978-1979; Illinois State 1986-2009

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NFCA Hall of Fame". NFCA.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Career Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved 2010-06-21.